Barking and Dagenham takeaway handed new five-star food hygiene rating

A Barking and Dagenham takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.
By Joseph Hook, data reporter
Published 31st Mar 2022, 10:27 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.

A Barking and Dagenham takeaway has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

The Falafel Queen, a takeaway at Unit G12 Chadwell Heath Industrial Park, Kemp Road, Dagenham was given the maximum score after assessment on March 11, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Barking and Dagenham's 200 takeaways with ratings, 68 (34%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.